Lithium, this silvery-white metal, has become the lifeblood of the modern world, powering everything from smartphones to ...

Furthermore, Imperial County, where the lake is located, earned the nickname of “Lithium Valley.” Now, more than ever, it’s ...

Now a California startup wants to try a more environmentally-friendly process to extract lithium from the country's largest saltwater lake. The hackers, known as Lazarus Group, managed to convert ...

The lithium in the brine beneath the brilliant white Atacama salt flat, which stretches out across the valley floor, has become a global resource. "Our life is contained in that water," says Cruz ...

Discovery of massive lithium deposits in Western Spain spark interest from Chinese firms, but environmentalists wary about ...